Headlight.



PATENTED MAYV; 1907.

B. S. GUNN.

EE-ADLIGHT.

; APPLICATION FILED JULY 19. 1904.

STATE FARM 852.50 5. Specificzitisn a,

Letters Patent.

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Patented May 7, 1907'.

npliozition filed July 19, 1904. Serial do. 217,256\

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With those purposes in i'icw the invculion consists in thc novcl jinstit'ucti 1 ul parts and thvir liggi'oupinvnt in upcra s (t'lilllll'tuition, lh will ltc lwrcinnllcr spcciiicd and thou the novc ty usscr.ill hg. particularly pointcd um and di...inctly claimed, as re ipt'ircdl: tlw stutute.

1 hurt l'ully and cluurly illnstrzitcd the ini'cution in tlwtllll'lCXlll druii'ings to its tul-wn as :1. part in" this s'ioiifii-uliou, and rizlci cnce lrcing hud' llltlilO- l igurc l is ui'lt-EW in (l ic; waiving 'Lhii: ini'cntion us mountcd. ut ihc ironl ofa. structrun and u (ithlgflltlltil dustinzition puolishod tihcrvon. l ifj. E isa u i'Qrt-icul ccnli'ul sum tiouul vicw ol' the device sho'u'ingthe. KIl'ltlil dirct'tiou ol th rzi vs impinging upon u surl'zii'c to lilluminu-tcd. Fig. 3 is u i'icu' in tllYllllUll puiiljv in section(i(lOWll1'i?;T-Ifi), showing tho headl ght ai's directed m inrpiugu uponlhc h. i lace of 5. sign liimrd.

in the drawing lusnnu pm appear I. in dill'crvut ligui'us ui'udcsignulim'i by tlw sumo ri-l'criicn not rations.

l'lcl'oi'ourro hciu made to lhc drmi'ings, Figs. 1, .3 12nd 2%, tdvsiguutis tho usuiil con -1 t'uc'tiou oi the mic (llil oi :1 M.

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till'tlli(i01-l,lllClUHttllHZISUll providcil with :i lcns or g ass (i.all oi thu suzil (Ullfill'lltnlt ll, xcvpt 21s lollou's: Tho rot c sioi'u'li u-cut to its uphas an (llltlllllg' in its uudcr side, as 7, intowhich n glow-light pi'oiccts us tho r 3; ml which :u'c diz'cctlypi'oircti'd onto the surl'uZ-i: in" thc rcllm'i'or, uud dircctl thrownlIllU thc path ol the can, a usuul, and in vertical uliuvmont with thoupcrturo 7 is in; upauing ll inLu which the vctticulhv directed rays ofhiwul sistso. ui'oiuc :ihlc casing :3 mid light; are directed, aslIlCllCfi-ICQ in Figs. 2 m u 5 of the drawings. (in the headlight and inlosing the opening 9 With its Lust, and directly over the light, ispositioned a flaring lid 9 0 sonduit ll), into which the upwardlyilirected rays are extendcd to l c utilized as means l'or illuminatingSign mounted on the upper @nd thereof. The tul 0 10 it will 1.0 seenlurks laterally, and the rear portion thereof is continued to form al'rrune l1, hav ing an open face wherein is disposed a frame l2 vwhereon are designated such words 01 S YlllllOlS may he required ordesircd.

it will luz readily perceived that the rays of lightpiojected throughthe aperture 9 .l illuinine anything inlcrposvd in their with; asindicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The Killjtii may he made out of some. metal rich readily takes apolishi-d surface, or they nut he made of some nun-corrodihle materialand than laid m'lh a coat of material which may he hurnishvd.

The flair of the tulzcs may he varied and tuhes of diil'vrcni widths heusvd to suit the uses required, that is the tuhcs may lre wider orniu'ruwci' according to the width or length of the surface to heilluminated.

To make nuiniicsi thc vn-riuus npplicatiui'is of my invention, it may hcstated that, when usi-d in connect-ion with a strci-t cur hczidlight itwill throw rays of light on 11 sign. Lourd nlzove the headlight, andthus designate "what curs urn approaching at night. in this way theoxncusu of :1 second light is szn'cd. lrecuuscthc same light usod :htlttlumdlight will roll'cct enough rays on thv sign to nuikc it diszinc; andl'tlltlzlldtllil lcust hall 11 Hock awn lllun the llOT'l('( is uscd invounvct ion with lhElMillgIlliS on ruill'mid ougincs, tho rays of lightmay lw llllllltl into \tllltzll spucc i'ihove i 1c tllg'llll, so thatthe illumination can he swi h tin approaching llullt ui'oun l curves,oYi-r small hills, li'ccs oi" huildiugs. ll'hcn so ust-d it will heIH'QPSSQI) to usv uu cxtm strong" light.

illicit uscd in counvz'iion with tho llttuh light on rail roud ti'uiustho mind or ot the (ngincol' (llt llzlllll1ltl lit distinctly iudii'utcdon u suitzillu surlzu'c positioncd 11love thc headlight, This will giwopcrutoi's at stutions uud tzuiu nicu pus-sing in opposllt di-Itt'lltlll, nin'plc opportunity for distinguishing what train, or\Yllzti Sitl ion of :1 train is pusstion lius just passed.

By using my device, ordinary sign hoards, tor, said closing outlei fromthe reflector hesuch as are used in twhc day time may be used ing ofgradually increasing Width throughout at night Without change. The raysfrom the k its length, a sign housing supported by and dBYiCG beingthrown on the letters and not i formed integral with the rear wall ofsaid 5 through them, making them much more tuLo, and a sign revolvingframe rn u1ito .lzo readily discsrnikle. Within the housing andarranged, at an incli- Having thus desoribedniy invention, What nationto tho vertical axis of tho tulzc, the I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pat lower end of said frame lining in contact with e nt, is: Ithe rear wall of the tube. 1 v 10 The combination with a conicalreflector i In testimony whoroofll alfix my signature formed withoppositely disposed vertically in presence of two WiUlPSSOS. h alinedopenings, on illuminntor extending y EDWIN Sr GU through one of theopenings, and :1- rcflnctor i tulLe secured in alinfemont with the otherof l 15 said ()PLIliIlgS and extending above the reflcc- Witnesses:

C. A. PHILLIPS, I). L. DAVIS.

